The Consolidator; or, Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World in the MoonDefoe, Daniel
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The Consolidator; or, Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World in the Moon
Defoe, Daniel
Fantasy fiction; Interplanetary voyages -- Fiction; Moon -- Fiction; Political fiction; Satire
I omit abundance of very excellent pieces, because remote, as three
great Volumes of European Misteries, among the vast varieties of
which, and very entertaining, I observ'd but a few, such as these:
1. Why Prince Ragotski will make no Peace with the Emperor.--- But
more particularly why the Emperor won't make Peace with him.
2. Where the Policy of the King of Sweden lies, to persue the King of
Poland, and let the Muscovites ravage and destroy his own Subjects.
3. What the Duke of Bavaria propos'd to himself in declaring for
France.
4. Why the Protestants of the Confederacy never reliev'd the Camisars.
5. Why there are no Cowards found in the English Service, but among
their Sea Captains.
6. Why the King of Portugal did not take Madrid, why the English did
not take Cadiz, and why the Spaniards did not take Gibraltar, viz.
because the first were Fools, the second Knaves, and the last
Spaniards.
7. What became of all the Silver taken at Vigo.
8. Who will be the next King of Scotland.
9. If England should ever want a King, who would think it worth while
to accept of it.
10. What specifick difference can be produc'd between a Knave, a
Coward, and a Traytor.
Abundance of these Mysteries are Hieroglyphically describ'd in this
ample Collection, and without doubt our great Collection of Annals,
and Historical Observations, particularly the Learned Mr. Walker,
would make great Improvements there.
But to come nearer home, There, to my great Amasement, I found
several new Tracts out of our own Language, which I could hardly have
imagin'd it possible should have reacht so far.
As first, sundry Transactions of our Royal Society about Winds, and a
valuable Desertation of Dr. B.....'s about Wind in the Brain.
A Discourse of Poisons, by the Learned Dr. M..... with Lunar Notes
upon it, wherein it appears that Dr. C....d had more Poison in his
Tongue, than all the Adders the Moon have in their Teeth.
Nec Non, or Lawyers Latin turn'd into Lunar Burlesque. The
Hyerogliphick was the Queens Mony tost in a Blanket, Dedicated to the
Attorney General, and five false Latin Councellors.
Mandamus, as it was Acted at Abb...ton Assizes, by Mr. So....r
General, where the Qu..n had her own So...r against her for a bad
Cause, and never a Counsel for her in a good one.
Lunar Reflections, being a List of about 2000 ridiculous Errors in
History, palpable Falsities, and scandalous Omissions in Mr.
Collier's Geographical Dictionary; with a subsequent Enquiry by way
of Appendix, into which are his own, and which he has ignorantly
deduc'd from ancient Authors.
Assassination and Killing of Kings, prov'd to be a Church of England
Doctrin; humbly Dedicated to the Prince of Wales, by Mr. Collier and
Mr. Snat; wherein their Absolving Sir John Friend and Sir William
Parkins without Repentance, and while they both own'd and justify'd
the Fact, is Vindicated and Defended.
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